Reiki
If I want to share Reiki (spiritual energy) with someone, then I would have to first re-discover spiritual energy within myself - Frans Stiene
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Reiki Can’t Possibly Work. So Why Does It?
The energy therapy is now available in many hospitals. What its ascendance says about shifts in how American patients and doctors think about health care.
How Reiki Works: A Guide for Newbies & Skeptics
If you’re reading this, you might be new to reiki or distance healing. Or you’re the type inclined to question any idea or concept in front of you. Or both. Whatever case, you’re wise to do your research!
IN PERSON; Unlocking the Energy Within
This is Reiki (pronounced RAY-kee), a Japanese healing technique now making the rounds of the New Age community in New Jersey.
What Is Reiki?
It's not meditation, massage or prayer. But practitioners and clients say reiki heals in ways that are hard to explain.
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a therapy often described as palm healing or hands-on-body healing in which a practitioner places hands lightly on or over a patient's body to facilitate the patient's process of healing.
Why Reiki is a Brain Friendly Practice
How exciting that the next time you are giving a Reiki session or receiving a Reiki session you can think of it in a whole new brain friendly way. Reiki and the beautiful energy it provides will allow your cortex to relax and calm your mind, your limbic system will feel loved, your midbrain will delight in all its senses...
Sometimes It's Okay to Give Patients a Treatment with No Proved Medical Benefits
One study found reiki improved mood and quality of life among patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer – but so did simply being assigned a companion with whom to spend time.
International Center for Reiki Training
Covering every area of reiki practice.
International House of Reiki
The International House of Reiki is honoured to be able to teach a traditional Japanese form of the system of Reiki in a down-to-earth manner while still encapsulating the deep spirituality of the system.
Reiki Melody
As a Reiki Master teacher since 1998 Susannah has taught Reiki to many people, provided Reiki for hospice clients for several years in addition to providing sessions to hundreds of clients at Shanachie Studio.
NCCIH
Reiki is a complementary health approach in which practitioners place their hands lightly on or just above a person, with the goal of facilitating the person’s own healing response.
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